Apple Glasses Expected to Ship in Late 2027

The glasses are expected to reach customers in late 2027

The glasses are expected to reach customers by the end of 2027, well after the WWDC reveal that precedes them.

2 min readUpdated Sep 22, 2026

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ReportedExpected Late 2027

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What to know

Apple aims to start selling its smart glasses by the end of 2027, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in July 2026. He said Apple plans to show them at WWDC in June 2027, months before they reach customers.

That is later than earlier plans for a reveal in late 2026 and a launch in early 2027, which did not hold. Gurman said the gap between reveal and release gives developers time to have apps ready on day one.

Apple has not announced the glasses or a release date.

What this is made of

The launch has slipped from spring 2027 to late 2027
Gurman reported in May 2026 that Apple is now aiming for late 2027, later than the spring-or-summer window his April report described.

How we know this

What changed, newest first.

Sep 27, 2026AppleInsiderApple's goal is glasses in some form by the end of 2027

Sep 22, 2026MacRumorsCredits Gurman with the late-2027 target and mentions a possible WWDC 2027 reveal

Jul 27, 2026Road to VRJune 2027 is the unveiling, not the actual launch day

Jul 27, 2026The Mac ObserverDevelopers build apps before anyone can buy a pair

Jul 26, 2026Digital TrendsBuyers wait from June to the end of 2027

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Jul 26, 2026EngadgetPrivacy concerns are part of why the date moved

Jul 26, 2026MacRumorsA late 2027 target, and no word from Apple

Jul 26, 2026AppleInsiderIntroduced at WWDC and sold by the end of that same year

Jul 26, 2026Mark Gurman, Bloomberg via Bloomberg TechnologyOne reason N50 slipped was the privacy message

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When could you actually buy them?

Reporting places the consumer release by the end of 2027, months after the expected WWDC reveal. No price, no configuration and no on-sale date has been announced.

Why the gap between reveal and release?

It gives developers months to build for a platform that has no installed base yet, which is the same sequence Apple used for Vision Pro.

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